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Return field data where number begins

Return field data where number begins

Return field data where number begins

(OP)
I need to return data from an address field (address1) starting where a number exists.
Example:

Sunny Hill Gardens 1601 Sunshine Lane - data in field

1601 Sunshine Lane - data that needs to be returned

The numbers are always in different positions in the field.

Thanks for your help.

RE: Return field data where number begins

ANSI SQL is going to come up empty for this

which database system are you actually running?

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RE: Return field data where number begins

Use some views:
create view v1 (id,pos) as
select id, position('0' in addrcol) from addrtab
union
select id, position('1' in addrcol) from addrtab
...
select id, position('9' in addrcol) from addrtab


and
create view v2 as
select id, min(pos) as pos
from v1
where pos > 0
group by id


And finally:
select substring(addrcol from (select pos from v2 where v2.id = addrtab.id))
from addrtab



My own test:
SQL>select addrcol,
SQL&substring(addrcol from (select pos from v2 where v2.id = addrtab.id))
SQL&from addrtab;
addrcol
 
========================================
Sunny Hill Gardens 1601 Sunshine Lane
1601 Sunshine Lane
===
Somewhere Else 4 Lost Place
4 Lost Place
===
40 Sutton Place
40 Sutton Place
===
Ending number 6
6
===

RE: Return field data where number begins

jarlh, that's awesome, nice job smile

r937.com | rudy.ca
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RE: Return field data where number begins

Thank you!
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